Foods You Eat

If you own a business, the first thing customers see and walk on is the parking lot. For this reason, you need to make sure the parking lot looks great, which is simple if you take these steps. Get Help From a Power Sweeping Company When trash collects in the parking lot, the top surface can start to wear down. This could end up costing you thousands in repairs, but you can protect your parking lot by getting help from a power sweeping company, like Valley Power Sweep street cleaning. These companies will bring out their heavy-duty sweeping...

Quality control is an important aspect of every manufacturing business. For some industries, testing materials requires non-destructive testing (NDT). And while NDT serves an integral function for some industries, it’s not always a necessity. Do You Need NDT Methods for Your Business? It all depends on your industry. If your business is in fabrication, and you only do limited runs for a client, then you don’t want to destroy your materials to test them. If your plant pumps out mass-produced printed circuit boards, then it’s...

If you rent out apartment units and have a tenant that has fled their monetary responsibility by leaving their apartment, you will want to do some cleaning so you can rent it to another tenant. You will want to work fast so you can collect rent money that you are losing from having an empty unit, so having help from others may be necessary. Here are some tips you can use when cleaning out an abandoned apartment unit. Hire A Dumpster Service You will want to have a waste bin available to place items from within the home that are not going to...

Do the appliances in your home suffer from a build up of dissolved minerals in the water, such as calcium or manganese? If your dishes come out looking spotty or your clothes are looking less than clean after they come out of the washer, this could be a sign that you have hard water. Hard water, in addition to being a pain to deal with, can also shorten the life of your appliances. Before you head out to the store to buy some water softeners, you should know that all water softeners are not created equal and that you will need some...

Purchasing the right fire extinguisher will have a huge impact on your ability to protect your family, your home, and/or your place of business. Do you know what you should be looking for as you are shopping for a fire extinguisher? Different Fire Extinguisher Classes There are five different fire extinguisher classes. Understanding each one is a huge part of making sure you purchase the right type of fire extinguisher. The five different fire extinguisher classes are: Class A: cloth, paper, wood, plastic Class B: gasoline and other flammable...

When it comes to your HVAC system in your home, you will get back what you put into it. Your HVAC system handles all of the heating and cooling in your home, which accounts for the majority of your home’s energy use. Because of this, you should take advantage of some very doable acts of maintenance that will keep your system intact. One of the best ways to make your system more efficient and your home better overall is to clean your ducts. People who have never gotten their ducts cleaned might not understand the importance or...

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I'm Cristina Parsons and I'm a bit of an environment freak. I love eating, but I've been learning how foods that you eat may actually have a bigger impact on the environment than what you might have originally thought. I dunno about you, but I think that the cleaner we eat, the cleaner this world becomes.